The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 23, 2082
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:15 AM
2:23 PM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 393,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1968
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Feb 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 210.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -25.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 291.61° / -3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.51° / 5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.09° / 0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.